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Samsung Glyde 2 for Verizon leaked

kunal — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:58:13 +0000

Pictures of Glyde 2 has been leaked by a member of Howard Forums. Also called as U960, the phone is considerably bigger than the first Glyde but adds a nice large touchscreen, TouchWiz UI and a four-row keyboard. Though the exact features are not known, we can take some cues from the original Glyde. The new phone can be expected to carry a larger camera, presumably 3.2MP with autofocus and flash, 3G, A-GPS, microSD card slot, music player etc.

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Samsung tries to give 21st Century Vending Machine

kunal — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:34:16 +0000

Samsung has teamed up with Kraft Foods to install vending machines that are claimed to be the next generation of vending machines. These machines have been more or less the same all these years but with Samsung’s all touch enabled machine, a new source of income for vendors as well as disseminate more information to the consumers. Vendors can advertise products while consumers have the option to check out the product ingredients or pay from his credit card, if he wants to.

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Samsung Link coming soon on Bell Canada

kunal — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:06:21 +0000

Mobile Syrup received an image of Samsung’s new phone claimed to be coming on Bell on July 15. The phone is called Link and while other details are still awaited, a closer look hints that it might the CDMA variant of C6620/C6625 aka Valencia with some button design changes.

If it is indeed Valencia’s variant, we can expect a budget smartphone that runs on Windows Mobile 6.1, EVDO, 2.6-inch QVGA screen, 2MP camera, GPS etc.

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DIY: Replace NC10’s Wi-Fi with 3G module

kunal — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:06:37 +0000

If using 3G appeals you more than Wi-Fi on your NC10, you may consider doing this little mod. The do-it-yourself posted by Joao Oliveira on his site, claims it easy provided you have some soldering skills along with a knack to handle delicate little wires with utmost care.

Read the tutorial by clicking here

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Samsung India announces B2100 Marine

kunal — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:21:02 +0000

Samsung’s tough guy has found its way to India. B2100 Marine aka Xplorer will sell for Rs. 7,030 that brings in the rugged advantages to withstand dust, shock and water (up to 30mins in 1m depth). To credit its rugged abilities, the phone is compliant with IP57 and 810F military standards.

On the normal features front, the Marine has quad-GSM support, 1.8-inch screen, loudspeaker, noise cancellation, FM Radio with RDS, Bluetooth, music player, 1.3MP camera and microSD card support.

Samsung Omnia II to arrive in Austria loaded with WinMo 6.5

kunal — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:57:41 +0000

We knew Omnia II was upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5 but it seems Austria will be the first country to get Omnia II loaded with Windows Mobile 6.5, out of the box. The phone will be released on Austria’s A1 network by the end of September.

Omnia II was unveiled at the Communicasia last month that boasts a pretty 3.7-inch AMOLED resistive touchscreen, TouchWiz 2.0 UI, Media Gate Cubic interface, Wi-Fi, HSDPA and 32GB internal memory.

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Samsung S3030 Eco announced in Netherlands

kunal — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:28:13 +0000

Samsung has teamed up with T-Mobile Netherlands to bring S3030 Eco slider phone. If you can get past through its toy-like colors and looks, the phone is made up of eco-friendly materials and integrates software that most environmentalists will be proud of.

The phone’s packaging is completely made of recycled materials while the phone gives up PVC and BFR to adopt itself as a bio-plastic phone. It also has an eco charger that decreases the total charge time and software like pedometer and shows the equivalent CO2 emission of the distance covered done by the car.

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Samsung officially announces SCH-W760 – Infrared Video Calling Phone

kunal — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:01:09 +0000

No surprises here. After getting its product page on the website a few days back, Samsung has officially unwrapped its SCH-W760 slider phone. This baby has a useful Infrared Video Telephony (IRVT) feature that allows users to make video calls in the dark, for instance, when users want to show their karaoke skills live. On other features front, the phone has a 2.8-inch WQVGA AMOLED screen, 3MP camera, S-DMB, up to 8GB external memory support and much more.

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Samsung India sets up IT Brand Shop

kunal — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:51:10 +0000

Similar to an Apple or Nokia Store, Samsung has set up an IT Brand Shop that will showcase its complete IT line of products ranging from netbooks, phones, music players to digital cameras and camcorders. The first IT Brand Shop has been opened at Arihant Arcade, Ameerpet in Hyderabad and will find its way to other cities soon.

The shop has an area called as Experience Zone wherein a user can try out different products before buying.

Samsung TVs however, won’t be displayed at the shops but at the Samsung Digital Plazas that counts over to more than 300 plazas all over India.

Samsung’s initiative to give hands-on experience is not new. Back in April, they had announced Mobile Live campaign that would give hands-on experience to its latest range of phones.

Samsung expects S5230 sales to exceed 10m units in 2009

kunal — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:59:06 +0000

Samsung has got many touchscreen phones that caters to different segments. However, it’s the base of the touchscreen pyramid that is doing really well. Samsung’s cheapest touchscreen, S5230 has exceeded sales of more than a million units since its launch in April and now Jae Hyun Ryu from Samsung Taiwan expects that it may eventually surpass a whopping 10m figure by the end of this year.

Meanwhile, you can read our S5230 review over here.

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